Content summary: Win free entry to Next09 in FIR Listener Contest; follow-up discussion: Robert Scoble on PR and Shel’s blog post response; Dan York reports on Seesmic Desktop, TweetDeck, Twitter plugins for WordPress, the AP and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: new studies on networking…
So as Twitter continues it’s seemingly endless growth trajectory – the micro-blogging service now has about 10 million users worldwide, says comScore – it shouldn’t surprise anyone that there are opportunities for consultants to help businesses figure out the value of Twitter. You simply can’t ignore a communication medium that…
It’s a bit of a macabre topic, one that wouldn’t readily spring to your mind: the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, which came into effect in the UK a year ago, aims to ensure organizations are held to account if a fatal accident is caused by “gross failings†by…
I’ve been thinking about this new cartoon from Hugh MacLeod on and off since I saw it yesterday. Hugh’s gapingvoid cartoons always make you think. I remember when I first discovered Hugh’s cartoons and that you could get one on your business cards. And then, you could get one on…
Data published yesterday by comScore Media Metrix shows that growth in the number of people who use Twitter continues non stop and the micro-blogging service now has nearly 10 million users worldwide. According to comScore: […] Worldwide visitors to Twitter approached 10 million in February, up an impressive 700+% vs.…
With its mixture of live-action video featuring real soldiers in combat and a first-person shooter games interface, Start Thinking Soldier is a powerful indicator of what it might be like as a soldier in a combat situation, presented in a way likely to appeal to an age group the British…
There’s big news at the Blog Council, said Andy Sernovitz in an email today: Blog Council Announces Dell’s Bob Pearson To Join As President Goal is to accelerate sharing of best practices and build social media as a discipline utilized throughout the Fortune 1000 The Blog Council, the world’s leading…
Discounts in the form of early bird and other reduced-price options are common devices used by conference organizers to stimulate sign-ups for their events. Here’s a tactic that’s a new one to me – sign up for a conference and get your air fare covered by the event organizer. Ragan…
